Where does “mat” come from?
mat (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé.
mat (Luxembourgish): with
Ancestry of “mat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |